Healing the Waters

of the World

Even though surface water quality has improved in the United States and Western Europe in the past 20 years (at least with respect to phosphorus concentrations), worldwide conditions appear to have degraded in almost all regions with intensive agriculture and large urban or industrial areas. Algal blooms and eutrophication are being documented more frequently in most inland water systems, and water-borne diseases from fecal contamination of surface waters continue to be a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the developing world.

Currently almost 40 percent of the world's population experience serious water shortages. With growing populations, water scarcity is projected to grow dramatically in the next decades. On almost every continent, river modification has affected the natural flow of rivers to a point where many no longer reach the ocean during the dry season. This is the case for the Colorado, Huang-He (Yellow), Ganges, Nile, Syr Darya, and Amu Darya rivers.

The biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems is much more threatened than that of terrestrial ecosystems. About 20 percent of the world's freshwater fish species have become extinct, threatened, or endangered in recent decades. Physical alteration, habitat loss and degradation, water withdrawal, overexploitation, pollution, and the introduction of nonnative species all contribute to declines in freshwater species. Amphibians, fish, and wetland-dependent birds are at high risk in many regions of the world.

With all these startling facts derived from credible research institutes, it may seem like an overwhelming task for one person to change the water picture, but one person can make a difference and entire ecological healing has happened as a result of the actions taken by first one person, and then another. By becoming aware of world water conditions is the first step. We have provided various links that will help you to stay informed with current changes. Each of these organizations realizes the importance of our precious life-generating element and work tirelessly to make it available to everyone.

And we believe that each person can send healing blessings to all world waters in an effort to begin the restoration of oceans, lakes, streams and rivers. We can send blessings around the world to the extent that the shear vibration of millions of people blessing their waters will make a huge difference. And while we wait and watch our spiritual energy work miracles on the planet, we can also support those who are taking a more scientific pro-active approach. It all helps. We all work together.

The Spirit of Water donates a percentage of profits to many water-related organizations. Perhaps you could help in some small way, too.